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  1.  In digital computer, all the expressions are coded into

  2. A.

     Octal digits

    B.

    Binary digits

    C.

    Hexadecimal digits

    D.

    Decimal digits


  3.  In computer terminology a compiler means-

  4. A.

    the same thing as a programmer

    B.

    a program which translates source program into object program

    C.

     key punch operator

    D.

    a person who computes source programs


  5.  A memory that contains a fine pattern of data permanently defined is

  6. A.

    EPROM

    B.

    RAM

    C.

    ROM

    D.

    PROM


  7.  Who launched IBM's First PC in 1981?

  8. A.

    Dean Cline

    B.

    C.B. Rogers Jr.

    C.

    John F. Akers

    D.

    David Svenson


  9.  Who invented the microprocessor?

  10. A.

    Marcian E. Hoff

    B.

    Herman H. Goldstein

    C.

     Joseph Jacquard

    D.

    All of the above


  11.  Sending data from one place to another, by physical or electronic means is

  12. A.

    E-mail

    B.

    Internet

    C.

    Data transmission

    D.

    Distributed processing


  13.  The two basic types of record-access methods are:

  14. A.

    sequential and random

    B.

    sequential and indexed

    C.

    direct and immediate

    D.

    on-line and realtime


  15.  Punched cards are associated with the name

  16. A.

    Leibniz

    B.

    Jacquard

    C.

    Hollerith

    D.

    Pascal


  17.  A piece of icon or image on a web page associated with another webpage is called

  18. A.

    hyperlink

    B.

    url

    C.

    plugin

    D.

    none of the above


  19.  Dynamic web page

  20. A.

    is same every time whenever it displays

    B.

    generates on demand by a program or a request from browser

    C.

    both (a) and (b)

    D.

    none of the above